Ruby and the Romantics

Artist: Ruby and the Romantics

LP: Our Day Will Come

Song: "Stranger on the Shore"

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This lovely and sentimental ballad seems a good fit for a cool and cloudy last day of June in Seattle. Formed in Akron, Ohio in the early '60s, Ruby and the Romantics were an all-male quartet briefly known as The Supremes before singer Ruby Nash joined up with them and they changed their name. Though today they're primarily known for their 1963 #1 hit, "Our Day Will Come," all the songs on this Kapp LP are terrific. After releasing a handful of flop followup singles throughout the remainder of the 1960s, Ruby and the Romantics split up in 1971. Ruby reportedly now works at the Barberton, Ohio Salvation Army thrift store and earns no royalties from the use of her group's songs. You can read more about Ruby Nash and her Romantics (Edward Roberts, George Lee, Ronald Mosley, Leroy Fann) by clicking here and here.

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